General Exclaim UHP Tire

[mn box s]

just have to add in here. Ive had expensive and inexpensive tires on a vast array of vehicles mostly in the performance catagory . The UHPs are honestly one of the best tires Ive ever come across SERIOUSLY. They are very predictable, quiet, wear evenly, look ok (but who cares about that), last just as long as the more expensive brands, stopping is phenominal. Ive had toyos and falkens on the box liked them on other cars but not on the box so much. I may have gone through three sets of UHP rears but Im still on the original fronts about 40k on those. My car is slammed and obviously rear drive so I don't care who or what tire you have they don't last long back there. Why pay twice as much and lose performance SERIOUSLY. My experiance with tires is if you havent driven them don't talk about them. I have and highly recommend them. Secret is they are great so the price will be on the rise.

[MarkOfZero]

I agree with Stroked & Blown. I have a set of these on my Boxster now (w/19" rims). They are a nice street tire and they seem to be wearing well. However, I tried to autoX with them. No way, they didn't have enough grip. I'm going to get another set of wheels and tires to use just for autoX (w/17" rims).

Mark

[mn box s]

Well of coarse there not good for auto-x just thought that was implied. Thats why you have a factory set of 17"s left over. you really dont want to auto-x on 30 series side walls and I know tread were is a basic guide line but to auto-x your going to want lower than 100 tread wear. Something like Falken Azenis I believe they have a tread wear rating of 90. Sticky but can be used to drive to the auto cross and home again to change tires.

[Stroked & Blown]

Originally Posted by mn box s

Well of coarse there not good for auto-x just thought that was implied. Thats why you have a factory set of 17"s left over. you really dont want to auto-x on 30 series side walls and I know tread were is a basic guide line but to auto-x your going to want lower than 100 tread wear. Something like Falken Azenis I believe they have a tread wear rating of 90. Sticky but can be used to drive to the auto cross and home again to change tires.

Not if you're racing in the street tire class.

[jmc777]

I put a set of these on my 3 series a couple of months before I sold it (to get my boxster). I didn't want a potential buyer crying about the condition of the tires and trying to get me down a few thousand dollars. I wasn't expecting too much from the tires, but was pleasantly surprised. They are a decent daily driver tire and a good value for the price. Sidewalls seemed a little softer than I like and the turn-in response was a little slow as well. I wouldn't put them on my boxster.

[ramo80]

i have them on my boxster and they see fine. I already put 3000Km on them and they are grippy on dry conditions. I wouldn't race with them or anything but for regular street use they do the job.

[chaabouni]

I'd have to agree with the comment that said "if you havent driven them don't talk about them." Rating these on name alone gets you nowhere. Here are a few facts to ponder: Exclaim UHP is the top of the line of performance tires by General. General is a subsidiary of Continental - they share the same research labs and manufacturing plants. So if you like Contis, you are bound to like the Exclaim. Several "non-affiliated" tire rating experts have given these tires high marks on and off the track.

I happen to own a set of 19s on my S. They are great for aggressive street driving (both dry and wet). I can't speak to track or autoX experience since I haven't done those lately. These came after sets of P-Rossos, and Yokahamas.